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Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
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Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life at Coursera Course details
- Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth.
Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life at Coursera Curriculum
Life and Its Origins
Welcome
Introduction
History of Astrobiology
What is Life?
Life on Earth
Structure of Life: Building Blocks
Structure of LIfe: Cells
Origins of Life: Building Blocks
Origins of Life: Location
Origins of Life: Alternative Chemistries
Introduction and History of Astrobiology
Life: The Basics
Origins of Life
Life on Earth
Formation of the Solar System
Conditions on the Early Earth
Evidence of Early Life
The Tree of Life
Life in Extreme Environments
The Rise of Multicellularity
The Great Oxidation Event
Life on the Early Earth
Life Through Time
Habitable Environments Elsewhere in our Solar System?
What Makes a Planet Habitable?
The Search for Life on Mars
Mars as a Location for Life
Could We All be Martians?
Europa
Enceladus
Other Icy Bodies
The Habitability of Mars
Life and Icy Bodies
The Search for Habitable Exoplanets
Methods
Types of Planets
Biosignatures of Life in Exoplanet Atmospheres
How to Look for Biosignatures
Missions to Search for Biosignatures
The Search for Exoplanets
Biosignatures on Exoplanets
Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Is There Anybody Out There?
Contacting Extraterrestrial Civilizations
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The Social Dimension
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Societal Implications of Contact with ET
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